作者
S Susan Hedayati, Abu T Minhajuddin, Robert D Toto, David W Morris, A John Rush
发表日期
2009/9/1
期刊
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
卷号
54
期号
3
页码范围
433-439
出版商
WB Saunders
简介
BACKGROUND
Depressive symptoms, assessed by using self-report scales, are present at a striking rate of 45% in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) at dialysis therapy initiation. These scales may emphasize somatic symptoms of anorexia, sleep disturbance, and fatigue, which may coexist with chronic disease symptoms and lead to overestimation of depression diagnosis. No study has validated these scales in patients with CKD before dialysis therapy initiation.
STUDY DESIGN
We conducted a diagnostic test study in participants with CKD to investigate the screening characteristics of 2 depression self-report scales against a gold-standard structured psychiatric interview.
SETTING & PARTICIPANTS
272 consecutively recruited outpatients with stages 2 to 5 CKD not treated by dialysis were studied.
INDEX TESTS
The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive …
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